AFP, LONDON: Probably the most iconic England football shirt in history, worn by Geoff Hurst when he scored a hat-trick in the 4-2 World Cup final victory over West Germany in 1966, failed to net a buyer at auction on Tuesday.
The long-sleeved red cotton shirt — bearing the number 10 — was valued at between £300,000 (355,000 euros, $395,000) and £500,000, but despite some bids in the room, it fell short of the reserve price at Sotheby’s in London.
“The shirt is a hugely important and valuable piece of footballing history and it generated a great deal of interest ahead of the sale,” said a Sotheby’s spokeswoman.
“Though widely admired in the months preceding today’s auction, and despite having seen bidding in the salesroom, the shirt failed to reach its reserve price so unfortunately did not find a buyer today.”